Using Mind Games to Improve Your Creativity

If you are looking for ways to improve your creativity and thinking powers then you should consider using mind or brain games. These games are exercises that help you to learn to not always take for granted what you see.

There is one exercise that I have seen on a television show that was all about colors. In the first experiment the student had to say the colors of different blocks. This proved to be a pretty easy task.

In the next experiment they had to read the actual color of words such as blue, green, red and yellow. The first rows had the name of the color printed in the correct color. But as the exercise progressed the colors changed. So the word blue was printed in red, for example.

This really threw the student for a loop, as their mind sees one thing and automatically associates it with what they are used to. This portion of the exercise had the student really slowing down and thinking of what the correct answer was.

This goes to show that your mind can really become accustomed to things that are familiar. When you mix this up your brain has to work in a different way.

This is actually a good thing as it taxes your mind to start thinking more creatively. You have to focus more on certain objects and you have to start thinking outside of the box and looking for different solutions.

This is the perfect concept for how to improve your creativity. So why not use various mind games to achieve this? There are plenty of websites that offer brain games at various levels and for different things.

Lumosity is one of the most well known sites and you can play games that have been specifically designed to increase your creativity. They also have games for improving your focus and concentration amongst others.

You may be surprised at how quickly you can increase your creativity by playing a few games. Other games and activities that can help include things like crossword puzzles, word and number puzzles and even a good old fashioned jigsaw puzzle.

When was the last time you played a word association game? Or chose a word such as Christmas and tried to see how many other words you can make from it?

All of these things can be fun for the entire family and really boost your brain power.

My favorite is the grid-style of logic puzzles. There are tons of them online in a variety of difficulty levels. Try starting at easy and progress through the levels. Beware – it’s addictive!

Enjoy some game-brain time!

Barb